Dongan-gu District in Anyang Ranks No. 1 Nationwide in CPR Awareness

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Dongan-gu District in Anyang ranked first nationwide with a 99.1% CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) awareness rate, according to the '2024 Community Health Survey' results released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

This figure is 14.5 percentage points higher than the national average of 96% and the lowest rate of 84.6%. Beyond CPR awareness, Dongan-gu also received excellent results across various health indicators including ▲walking practice rate ▲smoking rate ▲blood pressure awareness rate.

The Community Health Survey, conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, is a health statistics project carried out by 258 public health centers across the nation to assess the health status of local residents and serve as foundational data for regional healthcare plans. It has been conducted annually since 2008.

The Dongan-gu Health Center conducts CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) usage training annually as part of its emergency medical response system establishment project. In 2024, the center educated approximately 2,000 people—including childcare teachers, AED managers, and the general public—through 53 sessions, raising awareness about the importance of CPR in emergency situations in daily life.

The walking practice rate also rose 5 percentage points from the previous year to 63.3%, which is 13.6 percentage points higher than the national average of 49.7%.

The smoking rate indicator reached 13.4%, down 2.5 percentage points from the previous year and 5.5 percentage points lower than the national average of 18.9%, showing positive results that demonstrate a sustained downward trend in smoking rates.

Additionally, blood pressure awareness rate—the percentage of people aware of their own blood pressure numbers—stood at 69.3%, rising 6.4 percentage points from the previous year. This is 8.1 percentage points higher than the national average of 61.2%, reflecting a tendency for local residents to take an active approach to their health management.

Mayor Choi Dae-ho of Anyang stated, "The results of the Community Health Survey are valuable data for understanding citizens' health behaviors and establishing public health policy directions. Based on these results, we will systematically diagnose regional health issues and make every effort to improve citizens' health through customized regional public health initiatives."